Punyaka, Puṇyaka: 8 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPuṇyaka (पुण्यक).—
1) A religious or virtuous act (such as fasting &c.).
2) A religious rite or ceremony, a festival &c.,
3) = पुण्यम् (puṇyam) 5; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.3.97.
-kaḥ Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: puṇyakam (पुण्यकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaka (पुण्यक).—n. (kaṃ) A meritorious act or obligation of a religious nature, as fasting, praying, &c. E. puṇya virtue, kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaka (पुण्यक).—[puṇya + ka], n. 1. A festival, Mahābhārata 15, 407. 2. A ceremony performed by a woman in order to keep the love of her husband and to get a son, 1, 817. 3. The observance of this ceremony, 1, 760. 4. The presents given to the woman on this occasion, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 7654 (m., corr. perhaps idaṃ for imaṃ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaka (पुण्यक).—[neuter] a cert. religious ceremony.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Puṇyaka (पुण्यक):—[from puṇya] n. Name of a [particular] ceremony performed by a woman (= puṇya n. q.v.), [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] the present made to a wife on the occasion of the P° ceremony, [Harivaṃśa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṇyaka (पुण्यक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A meritorious act, as fasting, praying, &c.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Punyakala, Punyakalasa, Punyakalata, Punyakalavidhi, Punyakannata, Punyakara, Punyakari, Punyakarman, Punyakarmman, Punyakartar, Punyakartri, Punyakavrata.
Ends with: Nishpunyaka.
Full-text: Punyakavrata, Punyakannata.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 78 - The History of the Punyaka Rite < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 77 - Satya Perform the Rite < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chapter 68 - Satyabhama’s Grief < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.9.213 < [Chapter 9 - The Lord’s Twenty-One Hour Ecstasy and Descriptions of Śrīdhara and Other Devotees’ Characteristics]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XC < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 60 - The Importance of the Intercalary Month < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Customs, Belief and Rituals (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]